source of the Begaljica river. The houses are located in the valley sides and flat areas nearer the river, while a large part is located on the hill as well. The highest elevations are at Gornji Kraj and Brđani. The (cadastral area) is large, while half of it is located in Šumadija, south of the Belgrade boundaries. The village is of the scattered type (), divided into the following parts: Gornji Kraj, Brđani, Topciski Kraj, Tašin Kraj, Prnjavor, Nestorovića, Radosavljevića, and Palalića Kraj. The central part is not divided into parts. Prnjavor (also known as Šatorište) is located by the Rajinovica Monastery. There is a total of 200 houses, and they are located equally distanced from each other in all parts. In the locality of Karaula, there is a (deserted village). The locals said that Begaljica was once deserted, and empty for 70 years. Later, when the village was re-populated, the settlement (seat) was firstly in Milošev Potok (located in the north of the village), and then it was moved to Karaula (towards the Vrčin village), and from there in times of fleeing, the population then moved to the present settlement seat, while Karaula remained a . History Prehistory and Roman era The Vinča-Belo Brdo archaeological site is located nearby in Vinča, and dates to 5700 BCE; the Starčevo culture and Vinča culture covered most of the Balkans. Archaeological findings dating to the Bronze Age and Roman period has been found in the cadastral area. A complex of Roman sites in and around Grocka have been identified with AD SEXTUM MILIAREM. A 3rd century AD marble statue from the Severan era was discovered in Begaljica (see Belgrade City Museum link). Other findings include Roman silver coins of Trajan and Philip the Arab. Modern history After the fall of Belgrade on August 28, 1521, the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Suleiman occupied Belgrade and its surroundings. Central Serbia was incorporated into the Sanjak of Smederevo, then part of the Budin Eyalet. Begaljica (as Begaljevo) is first mentioned in an Ottoman defter dating to 1528, which registered a village with 5 households (families) and the Monastery of St. Rajko (Rajinovac) on the hill above the village. The 1530 defter registered 14 households. The 1536 defter registered 17 households, and apart from Rajinovac also the Monastery of St. Todor. The 1560 defter registered Rajinovac and a Monastery of St. Peter. Nothing is known about